tirisin
tirisín with stress marks
to crush [it]
From root: tiris
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
tiniris
ti-NI-ris
squashed
Present (Incomplete)
tinitiris
ti-ni-TI-ris
is being squashed
Future (Contemplated)
titirisin
ti-ti-ri-SIN
will be squashed
Usage Note
Tirisin is the object-focus form of tiris, used when the louse or flea being crushed is the grammatical focus of the sentence. It pairs with magtiris as the AF counterpart; use tirisin when the act centers on dispatching a specific parasite rather than on the person performing the grooming.
Examples
" Huwag mong tirisin ang langgam. "
Natural Translation
Don't crush the ant.
Literal Translation
Don't you crush the ant.
" Bawal tirisin ang mga kulisap gamit ang iyong mga kuko. "
Natural Translation
It is forbidden to crush the insects using your fingernails.
Literal Translation
Prohibited to crush the insects using the your fingernails.
" Kapag nakakita ka ng kuto sa buhok ng bata, huwag mong basta-basta tirisin gamit ang kuko. "
Natural Translation
When you find a louse in the child's hair, don't just casually crush it with your fingernail.
Literal Translation
When found you of louse in hair of child, don't you just crush using the fingernail.
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